Amazon has announced its all-new Kindle Paperwhite, with pre-ordering available now.

The e-reader, which was accidentally leaked by the retailer in a product page on Tuesday, features new display technology with higher contrast, the next generation built-in light, a faster processor, the latest touch technology, and new features including Kindle Page Flip, Smart Lookup and Vocabulary Builder.

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Kindle Paperwhite is priced at £109 and ships from October 9. The Kindle Paperwhite 3G is £169 and launches November 6. Both are available for pre-order starting today at www.amazon.co.uk.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Founder and CEO, said: "Kindle is the best-selling e-reader family in the world for six years running.

"No-one is investing on behalf of readers or pushing the boundaries of hardware, software and content for readers like this team: the new Kindle Paperwhite has brand-new display technology, the next generation of our built-in light, a faster processor, plus all of the exclusive benefits of the Kindle ecosystem like Kindle Owners' Lending Library, free 3G, over 350,000 exclusive titles and Kindle Singles as well as great features like the new vocabulary builder, Kindle Page Flip and much more."